Topics

Crickets. Spring training starts, and we get crickets. Which is fine, which actually, might be pretty good. The Dodgers are two days into their very new training camp and all is calm. Quiet as a desert night. No surprises, nothing newsy, nothing to get overly concerned or excited about. Maybe Kenley Jansen going down before camp opened really will prove their only setback. Unlikely, but possible. Every healthy pitcher and catcher reported on time, and as typical, several position players arrived early -- including Yasiel Puig, so there’s that. After the first day of workouts Friday, no one tripped over Manny Mota’s three-wheeler. No one walked into the White Sox clubhouse...

Related "Cricket" Articles

Crickets. Spring training starts, and we get crickets. Which is fine, which actually, might be pretty good.
The Dodgers are two days into their very new training camp and all is calm. Quiet as a desert night. No surprises, nothing newsy, nothing to get...

When a 16-year-old high school student named Joe B. Mauldin told his mother that he was planning to join a rock 'n' roll band, she suddenly saw his future dive out the window and shatter on the streets of Lubbock, Texas.
"She told Joe B. that she...

Test batsman Phillip Hughes died in a Sydney hospital on Thursday, two days after being struck on the head by a cricket ball during a domestic first-class match. He was 25.
“It is my sad duty to inform you that a short time ago Phillip Hughes passed...

Would you eat crickets if they were hidden in crunchy chips or chocolate chip cookies?
Bugs are a regular part of some diets in other parts of the world, though in the United States many typically do their best to keep them out of their food....

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Hours before South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius fatally shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, she wrote him a Valentine’s Day card with the words, “I think today is a good day to tell you that I love you,” a court...

PRETORIA, South Africa — Prosecutor Gerrie Nel launched an aggressive cross examination Wednesday of South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius, on trial for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Nel pounced when Pistorius admitted that people around...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — In a sign of how crucial police photos may be in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius, the Olympic athlete's attorney spent most of Tuesday's session in Pretoria’s high court trying to demolish the credibility of the...

Your browser does not support iframes.
SYDNEY, Australia — From behind home plate, the architect pointed at the outfield wall in the distance and explained one particular challenge of building a baseball field without desecrating the sacred earth beneath...

SYDNEY, Australia — On the morning the Dodgers landed in Australia, there was a vague reference to their upcoming season-opening series on the cover of the Sydney Morning Herald.
There was a small box that included a picture of basketball star LeBron...

PRETORIA, South Africa — A police officer left a shoe print — later apparently wiped off — on the door that is one of the most crucial exhibits in the murder trial of South African Olympian athlete Oscar Pistorius, defense attorney told Pretoria’s high...

All was normal on Hollywood Boulevard last week — or as normal as it gets, anyway — save for a strip of AstroTurf and a pitching mound that had been erected in the middle of the street. Outside the El Capitan Theatre, nine wide-eyed hopefuls sat nervously...

Mmmm. Just look at that plump little cicada. Can you imagine plucking it off its leaf and popping it in your mouth? Too much? How about after it's flash fried with a little butter, garlic and sea salt?
Face it, America. We're inch-worming our way...

Sell your oven. Empty your cupboards. There's no need for a mixer or food processor. Keep the fridge for drinks, and maybe the blender. Eating has never been easier.
The trick? Bars, bars and more bars.
Vegan, chocolate, gluten-free, low-glycemic,...

KABUL, Afghanistan -- In a victory that brought cheer to this war-torn nation, Afghanistan on Friday beat Kenya in a one-day international cricket match to advance to the World Cup for the first time in its troubled history.
Unfortunately, most of its...

NEW DELHI -- India’s record-setting cricket batsman Sachin Tendulkar announced Thursday he will retire next month after playing his 200th Test cricket match, a development that topped virtually every news program in this nation crazed about the sport.
...

Legendary cricket player Sachin Tendulkar of India announced Thursday that he will retire after an upcoming Test series against the West Indies. Tendulka, 40, is the highest scorer in both Test and one-day international matches, with 15,837 runs in 198...

Busy Philipps is a mommy twice over and the actress has finally announced her new baby girl's name.
Blimey!
No, that's not it.... That was just our reaction.
It's Cricket. Cricket Pearl Silverstein, E! News reports. (She takes the last name of...

Seeking a foothold in the competitive prepaid wireless market, AT&T Inc. has agreed to acquire Leap Wireless International Inc. in a deal valued at about $1.2 billion.
AT&T, the nation's second-largest wireless carrier, had been rumored to be...

NEW DELHI -- Indian cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar retired Saturday, drawing to a close a stellar 24-year career with tears, a final wave and the enduring love of millions.
Spectators in the packed stands of Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, his...

SYDNEY, Australia — The Los Angeles Dodgers' season-opening series in Australia later this month takes place on some of the most hallowed sports turf in the world: the Sydney Cricket Ground. Just for comparison, baseball was being played at these...